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1997 Jaguar XK8-Palmetto State Detailing
well here is a jaguar XK8 i did today, i was expecting a bad interior, it honestly was not bad at all, worst of it was, was rust stains following the seams on the top, so suspecting a rusted bolt in there due to lack of top protection and it followed the top supports. they came out easy, some around rear window came out but the rust seemed to bleach the fabric(was not my cleaner!) then came the finding out the one of the leather seats was redyed instead of cleaned and some bondo for leather smeared on there. carpets were dyed as well and saw overspray on the trim peices....why do people dye carpets and interiors instead of cleaning them! anyways this vehicle was schedualed for a one step polish and a wax, along with a full interior. did not do engine as i don't really touch them unless asked or its planned before hand(due to liability reasons mainly). the focus was really on the interior of this vehicle, the exterior removed some swirls but alot still remained but as i told the customer it would need a full 2-3 step polish and that was not in the works anyways. so basically was just trying to enhance the gloss and give a good coat of protection and clean/treat the convertible top.
process/products used
Wash- Xmt Gel shampoo & conditioner
Wash Media-Cobra supreme chenille wash mit
Convertible top cleaned with wolfsteins fabric cleaner protected with 303 fabric guard
Wheel Cleaner-Griots wheel cleaner(one with bbs logo on it)
Tire/Well cleaner- Purple Power 4:1
Various brushes used on wheels/tires.
Clay Bar'd using clay magic blue with DP rinseless as lube
Polished using rotary and 5.5" flat green B&S pad with optimum polish 2
Waxed using PC7346 with 5.5" red no name pad and Collinite 845
Tires dressed using opti-bond
Wells dressed with tire foam
Interior cleaned using meguiars APC+ @ 20:1
Carpets cleaned using meguiars APC+ @ 10:1
Headliner cleaned using APC+@20:1 and steamer
Leather cleaned with APC+ @ 20:1(lexol does not work to clean leather.....)
Leather dressed with lexol (stuff is too sticky on wipe off, leather felt good though)
Rest of interior dressed with detailers pro interior protectant
Woodgrain accents waxed using collinite 845
That is the proccess and products used! Now onto the pictures!
Before:
50/50 picture:
After Pictures:
This wraps up my write up!, Thank You For Viewing!.
Last edited by opie_7afe; 03-15-2012 at 08:53 PM.
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Re: 1997 Jaguar XK8-Palmetto State Detailing
I wish we could see a "before and after" from that very swirled part you took a pic, eeeeeeeek! Car looks like it came out pretty nice though!
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Re: 1997 Jaguar XK8-Palmetto State Detailing
Those cars had ratty headliners. The body style though was very appealing
Nice job Opie!
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Re: 1997 Jaguar XK8-Palmetto State Detailing
Great job on a fine automobile!
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Re: 1997 Jaguar XK8-Palmetto State Detailing
Dear Matt
That's quite a job you did there!
I know you made the Jag's owner proud.
Thank you for sharing.
— Jaddie, Max's proud chauffeur
2012 Honda Odyssey & 2016 Ford Escape
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Re: 1997 Jaguar XK8-Palmetto State Detailing
Nice work! Were you able to clean up the steering wheel or was it just wear and tear? Thing looks nasty.
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ty guys, in my opinion its one of the only 2 jaguars i would ever own, and they can be had for around 12,000 or less depending on mileage. other would be the big body xjr100 sedan with the bbs wheel package steering wheel was really worn and cracked, treating it with a good protectant made it look way better but still not new. no amount of scrubbing would have made it better.
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Re: 1997 Jaguar XK8-Palmetto State Detailing
Another great detail from coastal Carolina. Keep 'em coming Opie.
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Originally Posted by glen e
....It's all I use these days....they are buffing when I'm relaxing...and still don't get the powder out of canines!
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Those cars are beautiful...I used to pass one just like that going the opposite direction when I was driving to work sometimes, back in the late '90's...with a hot blonde driving it!
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One of the best metallic blues ever.
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